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Event promoters, hotels and lodging sites soon will have to disclose extra fees up front
Read full article: Event promoters, hotels and lodging sites soon will have to disclose extra fees up frontThe Federal Trade Commission says it will soon require hotels, vacation rental platforms and live event promoters to disclose any fees up front when they list prices.
FTC opens Microsoft antitrust investigation that Trump administration must carry on or drop
Read full article: FTC opens Microsoft antitrust investigation that Trump administration must carry on or dropAntitrust enforcers with the Federal Trade Commission have opened a wide-ranging investigation into Microsoft’s business practices, starting off a big legal project that an incoming Trump administration must take up or abandon.
The Amazon antitrust lawsuit is likely to be a long and arduous journey for the FTC
Read full article: The Amazon antitrust lawsuit is likely to be a long and arduous journey for the FTCThe Federal Trade Commission’s long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against Amazon is the most aggressive move it has taken yet to tame the market power of a company that’s become synonymous with online shopping and fast deliveries.
FTC investigating ChatGPT creator OpenAI over consumer protection issues
Read full article: FTC investigating ChatGPT creator OpenAI over consumer protection issuesThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into ChatGPT creator OpenAI and whether the artificial intelligence company violated consumer protection laws by scraping public data and publishing false information through its chatbot.
House Republicans interrogate FTC's Khan over regulation of Big Tech
Read full article: House Republicans interrogate FTC's Khan over regulation of Big TechThe chair of the Federal Trade Commission has defended her aggressive legal strategy toward the country’s biggest technology companies as she appeared before the House Judiciary Committee.
Judge declines to block Microsoft’s record $69 billion deal to buy Activision Blizzard
Read full article: Judge declines to block Microsoft’s record $69 billion deal to buy Activision BlizzardA federal judge has handed Microsoft a major victory by declining to block its looming $69 billion takeover of video game company Activision Blizzard.
US officials seek to crack down on harmful AI products
Read full article: US officials seek to crack down on harmful AI productsThe federal government will “not hesitate to crack down” on harmful business practices involving artificial intelligence, the head of the Federal Trade Commission warned Tuesday in a message partly directed at the developers of widely-used AI tools such as ChatGPT.
FTC investigating Amazon's $3.9B purchase of One Medical
Read full article: FTC investigating Amazon's $3.9B purchase of One MedicalThe Federal Trade Commission is investigating Amazon’s $3.9 billion acquisition of the primary health organization One Medical, a move that could delay the completion of the deal.
Facebook asks recusal of FTC head in antitrust case decision
Read full article: Facebook asks recusal of FTC head in antitrust case decisionFacebook is asking that the new head of the Federal Trade Commission step away from decisions on whether to continue the agency’s antitrust case against the social network giant.
House panel pushes legislation targeting Big Tech's power
Read full article: House panel pushes legislation targeting Big Tech's powerA House panel is pushing ahead with ambitious legislation that could curb the market power of Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple and force them to sever their dominant platforms from their other lines of business.
Clarification: Biden-Big Tech-Antitrust story
Read full article: Clarification: Biden-Big Tech-Antitrust storyIn a story published June 15, 2021, The Associated Press reported that President Joe Biden had installed a critic of Big Tech as a top federal regulator and it referenced a big antitrust lawsuit brought last December by the Federal Trade Commission and a number of states.